Change Quotes

Nothing stays the same. These quotes explore transformation, growth, and the courage to start over.

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"Tradition without progression leads to stagnation."
Paul Tillich
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"True repentance involves a complete change of mind and heart."
Jonathan Edwards
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"The transformation of society begins with the transformation of individual hearts."
Jonathan Edwards
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"Evolution is not behind us, it is ahead of us in the realm of consciousness"
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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"Failure is simply evolution in progress"
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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"To evolve is to expand your capacity to love and serve"
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
William James
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"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."
William James
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"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering the attitudes of their minds."
William James
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"The most important discovery of any generation is that you can change your circumstances by changing your thoughts."
William James
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"Change is the only constant because the soul is always seeking evolution."
Rudolf Steiner
"Change is the only constant in a world governed by the eternal"
Charles Wesley
"Transformation requires both willingness and divine grace"
Charles Wesley
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"One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star."
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions."
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as dead forms."
John Wesley
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"If you desire that change which can last forever, it must be rooted in transformation of the heart."
John Wesley
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"To be alive is to change; to be perfect is to have changed often."
John Wesley
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"If you wish to form a Christian character, you must begin with genuine contrition."
John Wesley
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"All are capable of transformation."
George Fox
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"Repentance is a turning away from sin and a turning toward righteousness."
Jonathan Edwards
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"A truly converted person experiences a radical change in their affections and desires."
Jonathan Edwards
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"The heart must be renewed before behavior can be truly reformed."
Jonathan Edwards
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"The restoration of the human soul requires not merely moral reform but spiritual rebirth."
Jonathan Edwards
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"The only real failure is the failure to adapt to the emerging future."
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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"Growth requires us to surrender our certainties and embrace the unknown."
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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"To evolve is not to deny our past but to integrate and transcend it."
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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"The struggle within the soul is the path to transformation."
Jacob Böhme
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"In every ending is the seed of a new beginning."
Jacob Böhme
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"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes."
William James